GradCertRE

40 credit points

Duration                   6 months full-time or equivalent part-time

Available at                Brisbane Campus QLD (McAuley at Banyo)
                                Canberra Campus ACT (Signadou)
                                Strathfield Campus NSW (Mount Saint Mary)
                                ACUonline (selected units only) visit http://acuonline.acu.edu.au

Overview

The course is designed to provide basic certification requirements for teachers who wish to be involved in Religious Education. It aims to assist teachers in primary or secondary schools to gain fundamental knowledge, skills and competencies needed for Religious Education.
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate can continue into the Graduate Diploma course if they wish to extend their professional qualifications. This course is also intended to provide the necessary specialisation in religious education for entry to the Master of Religious Education course for those students with four years of tertiary study in Education which do not include substantial successful study in Religious Education at the fourth year level.

Mode of Offering

Full-time or part-time. Offered in a variety of modes including on campus, vacation/ weekend schools, distance education in print based and electronic (on-line) formats. In addition to the various modes of face-to-face teaching for the delivery of all the courses, both the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available in print-based distance education format. (Only some Theology units are currently fully on-line).

Admission

Application should be made on the Direct Entry Application Form available on the ACU National website, www.acu.edu.au/forms.cfm or from the Student Centre. Direct Entry Application Forms, together with any supporting documentation, should be submitted to the ACU National Admissions Section.

Students may choose to study in a variety of modes: on-campus, print based distance, online, mixed mode.. Applicants must have satisfactorily completed a three-year post-secondary degree or diploma course or equivalent.

Course Structure

Unit Offerings

Unit offerings will vary subject to student demand and lecturer availability.

Elective units will vary between campuses and from year to year.

Religious Education

Students will choose one unit from each of the following four strands:

STRAND I

EDRE515 Principles of Religious Education

EDRE516 Religious Education Curriculum

EDRE527 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies I

STRAND II

EDRE516 Religious Education Curriculum

EDRE521 Teaching Religion Studies

EDRE523 Religious Education and Social Justice

EDRE524 Religious Education in Early Childhood

EDRE528 Religious Education Curriculum and Teaching Studies 2

EDRE529 Teaching the Catholic Tradition

STRAND III

THEO501 Approaching World Religions

THEO502 Biblical Studies

THEO543 Theology of Sacraments

THEO558 Foundations of Christian Faith

EDRE517 Liturgy and Prayer in Religious Education

EDRE519 Religious Education and Values

EDRE525 Personal Development and Religious Education

EDRE529 Teaching the Catholic Tradition

STRAND IV

THEO501 Approaching World Religions

THEO502 Biblical Studies

THEO545 Theology of Sacraments

THEO555 Jesus the Christ

Satisfactory completion of 4 units.
Total of 40 credit points